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Scientists have found that mammals who live in warmer climates evolve - at the molecular level - faster than mammals of the same species in colder climates.
High school science teacher J.T. Scopes of Dayton, Tennessee, was arrested today for violating a state law that prohibits the teaching of evolution. On May 6, 1925, the Oakland Tribune noted, "The defense will attack the constitutionality of the new law." NOTE: The "Scopes Monkey Trial" became a watershed case in the creation vs. evolution controversy, and ended with Scopes being found guilty and fined $100.00.
The trial involving John T. Scopes, a science teacher in Tennessee, began today. Scopes was charged with violating the state's Butler Act, which made it illegal to teach evolution in Tennessee schools. Clarence Darrow defended Scopes in the trial, opposing prosecutor William Jennings Bryan.
